Panasonic DMC-GM5 Advanced Owners Manual - Page 161

5. Focus and Brightness (Exposure) Settings Compensating the Exposure Applicable modes: Use this function when you cannot achieve appropriate exposure due to the difference in brightness between the subject and the background. 1 Press the rear dial to switch to Exposure Compensation operation. • Exposure Compensation value turns yellow, indicating that the exposure can now be compensated. 2 Rotate the rear dial to compensate the exposure. A Exposure Compensation value. B Exposure meter SS 250 125 60 30 15 F 4.0 5.6 8.0 0 2 5 00 98 AB Underexposed Properly exposed Overexposed Compensate the exposure towards positive. Compensate the exposure towards negative. • The Exposure Compensation value can be set within a range of j5 EV to i5 EV. When recording motion pictures, the Exposure Compensation value can be set within a range of j3 EV to i3 EV. • Select [0] to return to the original exposure. • Rotate the rear dial to display the Exposure Meter. (P86) • When [Auto Exposure Comp.] in [Flash] in the [Rec] menu is set to [ON], the brightness of the flash will automatically be set to the level appropriate to the selected Exposure Compensation. (P210) • When the exposure value is out of the j3 EV to i3 EV range, the brightness of the recording screen will no longer change. It is recommended to record by checking the actual brightness of the recorded image in the Auto Review or playback screen. • The set Exposure Compensation value is stored even if the camera is turned off. (When [Exposure Comp. Reset] (P72) is set to [OFF]) 161